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Reality intrudes

Bill McKibben · 25 Aug 2026 · billmckibben.substack.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Physical systems change abruptly past a threshold rather than declining gradually

    Their wordsBut that's not how physical systems work. You push them and then past a certain point things change.

  2. Our reading

    Global warming has already reached a level at which serious harm is occurring

    Their wordsWe have made it hot enough on this planet that things are going very wrong.

  3. Our reading

    Rapidly deploying renewable energy now would slow further warming rather than reverse it

    Their wordsAt this point it won't lower the temperature rapidly, but it could keep it from climbing rapidly.